La-La Land Records, Warner Bros. Records, EON Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer proudly present the remastered and expanded CD re-issue release of the original motion picture score to the 2002 feature film DIE ANOTHER DAY, starring Pierce Brosnan as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007, Halle Berry and Toby Stephens, and directed by Lee Tamahori. Acclaimed composer David Arnold (QUANTUM OF SOLACE, CASINO ROYALE, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, TOMORROW NEVER DIES) unleashes a powerhouse of a score -- his third in the legendary James Bond canon. It’s a thrilling musical journey -- keeping one foot in the time-honored romance and swagger of classic Bond, and one in the age of cutting-edge electronics. Remastered and expanded, with over an hour of never-before-released music, this 2-CD deluxe presentation showcases Arnold’s score in a revelatory fashion that’s sure to leave listeners shaken and stirred in the best possible way! Produced by David Arnold and Neil S. Bulk, and mastered by Doug Schwartz, from new transfers of analog stereo tapes provided by the composer, this special release is limited to 5000 units and features exclusive, in-depth liner notes by writer Tim Greiving, including new comments from the composer. Dan Goldwasser’s sleek art design wraps up this must-have release in classic fashion.

This limited edition 2-CD set retails at $29.98 and is exclusively available at www.lalalandrecords.com and other online soundtrack boutiques.

It depends really. The studio usually owns the score. But the rights to release it on CD can lie with a music label. Sometimes they can own the rights in perpetuity.

I remember that for Jurassic Park, LLL has to get both Universal the movie studio and Universal the music label to sign off on the release, and of course Spielberg, Williams and who knows how many more.

That's why projects like this can take years from start to finish, even if all the tapes and documentation are accounted for. Just getting permissions to proceed from one stage to another takes a long time.

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I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "good song" but there's not one James Bond song I don't like in some fashion. If nothing else just as a time capsule of the time, place, and culture of when that Bond film was made. So yeah, I'll listen to the Madonna song!

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I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "good song" but there's not one James Bond song I don't like in some fashion. If nothing else just as a time capsule of the time, place, and culture of when that Bond film was made. So yeah, I'll listen to the Madonna song!

Same. It would be cool if David Arnold could finish the song he started writing before Madonna came onboard. Wasn't it called I Will Return? The melody is all over the score (the cue Peaceful Fountains of Desire). It would be a nice companion piece to Surrender and No Good About Goodbye.

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Until I started reading Burlingame's book, I didn't know that TSWLM is the shortest Bond score. It's something like 36 minutes, but it seems a lot longer (and that includes source music, and the Jarre stuff).

I still love it, though. I love the way the Bond Theme comes to an abrupt end, on board the Liparius.